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Just as grapes are crushed in the process of creating wine, we are also crushed during times of sorrow and affliction. Like sweet, new wine, we are able to transform into more wise, understanding, and compassionate people as a result of living through these moments. This piece of art is an abstract expression of that process.
This year has certainly been something out of the ordinary-something nobody could have predicted. I think it can suffice to say that this year has been ‘otherwordly’. Before the pandemic hit, I created a piece of art that fit very well with the onslaught of 2020.
Growing Through Adversity, available here.
The description of this work was written as follows: Hardship in life is inevitable. We will all experience it from one degree to another. Hardship redefines us and makes us grow. Much of it we have no control over. But it can make us stronger and wealthy with wisdom if we choose to have the right perspective about it.
Now that I look back at this work, I find it almost haunting that I uploaded it on my art site on April 24, 2020, with the pandemic hitting only weeks afterward. It is true that hardship really causes us to grow. I find it almost amazing how much. It seems that the deeper the pain and the valley that is forged within, the deeper the insight and understanding we gain. A difficult part of being human.
Then on May 3, before the pandemic became critical, I uploaded a piece as a response to the beginning of the craziness that was befalling us. The work was titled A New World Order. And how strange it has been to see the civil unrest and disunity that this pandemic has caused or brought out among people. I truly believe that unity is the answer to fighting this pandemic and to rising up as accomplished, caring citizens of this country.
A New World Order available here.
The description of this work is written as:
Current events have changed our world;
Hardship and heartache have brought much concern.
A world divided against itself will surely fall,
Unity is the answer to destiny's call.
How true that became after the pandemic had caused economic issues and social unrest. I pray for a better future- a world of unity, cooperation, and understanding rather than division and anger as we have seen run much too prevalent in current times. Everything that has happened has reminded me of Martin Luther King Jr’s statement: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." His words still ring true to this day! I pray we can rise up and adopt that stance in our current societal condition!
Here is another new work I created. I titled it Subconscious Impressions.
I am very interested in the role that our subconscious plays in our lives. I believe it has a huge influence on who we believe we are and what we do. I also very much believe that if we change our deep-seated understanding and concepts regarding what we’ve been through in life and begin to believe more positive, proactive, and kinder things about ourselves that we will change who we truly are. I do believe that Spirit is a huge influence in this process. It has been an outstanding role and influence in my life, turning negativity into positivity and bringing beauty from the ashes of my past.
Subconscious Impressions can be found here.
Description:
Subconscious impressions affect our decisions,
They weigh in on our consciousness and influence our opinions;
To increase our awareness is a part of our cause,
If we wish to find freedom and decrease our flaws!
Stay blessed and have a joyous day!
Who doesn’t love to have their wishes come true? Here is an artwork about the wonder and fun of fulfilled dreams and wishes!
Life is a game, or so it seems,
We discover our passions and chase after our dreams;
Some days can be hard but we find our way through,
And hope for the moments when our wishes come true!
Wishes are the stuff of tomorrow and the hope of new promises and outcomes. Wishes keep us going. They motivate us to try harder. What would we do without wishes and hopes? Life would be dull and very melancholy. If you have big dreams, never give up trying to accomplish them. Shoot for the stars and you just may find yourself living heaven on earth!
When Wishes Come True is available here.
In the last couple of months, I’ve been blessed with a couple of new art awards. The winning pieces and awards they’ve received are listed below:
Ministering Spirits available here.
This work is a mixed media piece entitled Ministering Spirits. It involves components of photography, fractal art and digital art. It won a tie for 5th place in Manipulated Photography (Category 45) in The American Art Awards. Artists from 63 countries around the world applied to these awards, so it is a huge honor to have won! Thanks so much to The American Art Awards and Thom Bierdz! I’m very grateful!
Hurt is available here.
My piece entitled Hurt also won a 4th place tie in Non-Representational Digital Art (Category 48) in The American Art Awards. This work is Digital Art which I created in 2015. A wonderful honor indeed!
I also was very happy that my work entitled Portrait Of Time was juried into an art exhibit this month, November 2019 at 3 Square Art’s exhibit, 100 Square Inches Of Art! Portrait Of Time is shown below:
Portrait Of Time available here.
My work entitled Electric Flowers was awarded 3rd place in Contemporary Art Gallery Online’s 2019 All Color Art Competition and Exhibit. Electric Flowers is shown below:
Electric Flowers is available here.
And another of my work titled The Prophecy was awarded 2nd place in the 2019 Portrait/Figurative Competition (Photography/Digital) hosted by Contemporary Art Gallery Online! You can view The Prophecy below:
The Prophecy is available here.
If you’d like to view any other pieces of my work, you can find it at https://diamante-lavendar.pixels.com/.
Thanks for taking a moment to check out my post! It’s always a pleasure to have new visitors! Take care and be blessed!
In my two most recent books, I write about my kids that have passed into Heaven. I tell stories about them and speak of what their lives meant to me. My youngest daughter who passed two years ago loved fairy tales and spiritual stories. When she was young, we spent a lot of time swimming in the summer. One of our favorite activities was swimming in the rain. There was something magical about being in the warm water while the cool rain dropped around us and created a mist. It was like being in another world. It was beautiful. Those memories are bittersweet now.
We used to talk a lot about folklore and fairytales. My daughter was convinced that she had been a mermaid in a previous life. She told me how she remembered sliding down some type of embankment as a mermaid child. She was always very accurate in telling the same story: she hit her head and fell into the water, drowning before her mother could get to her. It was magical listening to my daughter talk about the things of other realms. It made me believe more in other universes and possibilities.
This piece of graphic art is one I created in remembrance of my precious child. How she loved to dream and imagine! This is a piece I call The Gathering Place. It is a place of serenity and rest where mermaids come to relax and reminisce. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed creating it!
The Gathering Place available here.
I find it intriguing that at the age of twelve I attended a writing class at a local university. In that class I wrote a story about a mermaid who fell in love with a human. Their story was one of sorrow because they weren’t able to marry and be together. Maybe there was a reason for that story. Some day I may receive a confirmation about that! In the meantime, I’ll enjoy the memories of my daughter and think of her when I look at this piece of art. Perhaps she’s waiting for me in a realm somewhat like this. You never know. Many times truth is stranger than fiction!
I love creating all types of art from paintings to photography to digital art. I've created some posters with pieces of my creations in fun decor ideas.
There are so many creative things available to add spice and love to your home or office! It is so much fun to design these items! Literally popping with every color under the sun!
From mild and mellow to hello colorful fellows! :) Check out more than one hundred pieces of work at http://www.diamante-lavendar.pixels.com!
Here is a fun piece I created while remembering the kaleidoscope toy I loved when I was a kid! It was fun to watch the colorful images seeming to melt into each other. A wonderland of shapes and hues in the imagination of a child!
If you enjoy this image, you can find it in all different products here:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/kaleidoscope-diamante-lavendar.html
I love nature. There is nothing as soothing as taking a walk through a forest or on a beach. Anxiety slips away and peace comes to rest in my heart. I love Mother Earth. I love the trees, the flowers, beaches and lakes. Our planet is so beautiful.
This piece entitled Neon Leaves celebrates the diversity of trees that decorate our yards and forests. Without them we would be unable to live. Every day we need Mother Earth but so often we forget about her value and importance. This piece is offered with a great cheer to her beauty. May we always love and respect her!
You can find prints of this piece below:
https://diamante-lavendar.pixels.com/featured/neon-leaves-diamante-lavendar.html
Finding Hope in the Darkness of Grief gathers Diamante Lavendar's own insights on how she charted a path through grief, and pairs free verse poems that double as uplifting admonitions ("There is so much more/To every instance/Than we can comprehend.") with prose and the author's lovely color art images.
From illusions of darkness and separation to the realities of harboring false beliefs and following the road to healing, Lavendar's verse and insights follow the process of not only recovery; but finding the kind of empathy and understanding from the healing process that strengthens other connections in life.
The juxtaposition of nature-oriented images and art with these admonitions lends a visual touch to the written word that enhances both with a structure and reinforcement that either alone could not have achieved.
Those who will benefit most from Lavendar's approach are readers who are seeking their own paths to healing and greater enlightenment, who can accept her candid assessments of what the process of grieving leads to ("Death is not an ending but a beginning to a different reality, not only/for the bereaved but also for those who have passed into eternity.").
This audience will relish the message of Lavendar's art and words and will discover not just a quiet comfort offered within the pages of Finding Hope in the Darkness of Grief, but a broader message that holds clues to finding strength from weakness and ultimately transforming grief into a growth experience.
Readers interested in finding opportunities from the great of adversities will keep Finding Hope in the Darkness of Grief close at hand for reflection, inspiration, and ultimately transformation. -Diane Donovan, Donovan's Literary Services, Editor Midwest Book Review.
To purchase a copy, please visit:
https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Hope-Darkness-Grief-Spiritual-ebook/dp/B07F3113C3/ref=la_B00HZDSGU6_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530436320&sr=1-3
Enchantment begins when you start to believe in the unseen possibilities all around you. Enchantment opens the mind and imagination to amazing new perceptions and understanding.
You can find Enchantment at the link below:
https://diamante-lavendar.pixels.com/featured/enchantment-diamante-lavendar.html
Here are some of my new pieces. All available on my art website. The first is entitled After The Rain.
Water falls upon the earth anew. From morning's mist to setting sunlight's dew. Cascading upon nature, bringing life again. Another simple pleasure from heaven's blissful realm. Celebrate rain and our earth's health!
My photograph entitled Cotton Candy Clouds.
On a warm, winter day as the snow melts away, the clouds came out to shift and play in a cotton candy formed array!
My photograph entitled Purple Rain.
Rain is soothing to the soul. How much more is purple rain? The color purple uplifts and calms. It is the color of royalty and spiritual awakening. Purple also encourages creativity. What more could you ask for?
My piece entitled Moonlight Branches.
On a lonely, moonlit night, gnarled branches caught my artist's sight. Displaying calm and peaceful gloom, their image met my camera's zoom! I love night time. I see the most peaceful things in the dark of night.
You can find all of these and more at https://diamante-lavendar.pixels.com/
My newest piece of fractal/digital art.
Water is one of our most precious commodities. We need to respect it and take good care of it so that it can continue to sustain us.
Sea Goddess interprets the beauty of water on the planet and acknowledges that it had to have been created by divine guidance.
Available on Fine Art America at https://fineartamerica.com/featured/sea-goddess-diamante-lavendar.html
Here is my newest creation entitled Angel Of Light! A combination of digital and fractal art!
Angels are all around us all of the time. We can feel them in our hearts and see them in our minds' eye. Sometimes we're lucky enough to see them with our natural eyes and they can be felt too with a cool, prickly sensation or a warm, loving sensation. They are only a heartbeat away! (https://fineartamerica.com/featured/angel-of-lilght-diamante-lavendar.html?newartwork=true).
A humorous quote about life! Also a great quote for any cook you might know!
This is my fun way of saying "Be yourself! Enjoy your life!" We all have our own unique talents and abilities so we need to share them with the world! If we don't, nobody will ever know our strengths and contributions! So don't be shy! Step out and be who God made you to be! This world can be a better place just because you're in it!
I originally designed this piece to be similar to Just Dishy because I was going to create dishes with both designs together. But then I decided to keep them separate. So take your pick! Whichever one tickles your fancy is just fine!
Here are some cute products made with To Dish Or Not To Dish:
There are hundreds of products to choose from in this design as with all of my designs.
You can find all sorts of things made from To Dish Or Not To Dish here:
http://www.redbubble.com/people/diamantelavenda/works/19449511-to-dish-or-not-to-dish-by-diamante-lavendar
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/to-dish-or-not-to-dish-diamante-lavendar.html
http://www.zazzle.com/collections/to_dish_or_not_to_dish_by_diamante_lavendar-119339415280644997
I painted this piece to commemorate a child's birthday. Since I do create a good amount of art, I've decided to include each new piece in my blog. That way my followers can get a more well rounded perspective of me as a "creator"...of the written word as well as of my artistic expression!
I used acrylic paints for this piece and kept them bright to capture the essence of a child's birthday. I do enjoy bright colors when I'm painting! I also used childlike shapes and forms to further expand upon the consciousness of a child.
Due to the fact that this piece is for sale, my name has been superimposed upon the painting. This piece is approximately 17 in. x 25 in. Prints are available if anyone would like to purchase them. Of course, the prints would not have my name on them, except to be signed in a small, unobtrusive area. If you would happen to be interested, please message me. Thank you and enjoy!
This piece is available for sale on Red Bubble, Fine Art America and Zazzle. It has been made into many creations from apparel to dishes to phone/laptop covers to bedding. Check it out at any of the following links:
http://www.redbubble.com/people/diamantelavenda/works/20011530-celebration-by-diamante-lavendar?grid_pos=9&p=sticker
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/celebration-diamante-lavendar.html
http://www.zazzle.com/collections/celebration-119379947631620656